The X-Men are dead. Well, the first set of the X-Men movies anyway.

After decades of captivating readers with soapy, convoluted stories in the pages of Marvel Comics, the X-Men finally made it to the big screen with 2000’s X-Men . Despite glaring limitations—including unconvincing CGI and black leather in place of comic-accurate costumes—X-Men launched a long and profitable franchise that spanned 13 films and 20 years. That run (sort of) came to an end after Disney purchased 20th Century Fox in 2019. While the Mouse was forced to churn out a handful of more mutant films from Fox, it was clearly the end of an era.

Still, letting go of the past has proven difficult, even for Disney’s Marvel Studios, which is bringing back two of Fox’s most popular actors — Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine — for at least one more ride.